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Patrick Campbell: why ProfitWell sold to Paddle for $200M

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Patrick Campbell just sold his startup, ProfitWell, to Paddle for $200 million.

Highlights (go straight to πŸ”₯ for the best stuff):

  • 0:00 – "My problem is I'm always curious if other people are living a better dream than me."
  • 1:30 – The major downside to bootstrapping is the lack of network
  • 2:20 – Selling ProfitWell to Paddle, and integrating the two teams.
  • 4:15 – How ProfitWell got started (2012)
  • 6:00 – Initially three co-founders (Crunchbase)
  • 7:20 – Patrick's background (what he did before ProfitWell)
  • 10:10 – What did bootstrapping ProfitWell look like? (How much did each founder invest?)
  • 14:15 – Do you want to be a lifestyle company or a "big ass company?" πŸ”₯
  • 15:55 – What salary did Patrick pay himself? (Tweet) πŸ”₯
  • 18:25 – Differences between Patrick (ProfitWell) and Josh Pigford (Baremetrics) πŸ”₯
  • 21:45 – Should bootstrapped companies go freemium and try to "win the market?" πŸ”₯
  • 26:40 – The characteristics of your market determine most of your outcomes πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
  • 29:24 – "Don't underestimate the velocity and size of your market." πŸ”₯
  • 34:35 – What doe the average SaaS company spend on sales and marketing? πŸ”₯
  • 37:39 – Pricing your SaaS discussion πŸ”₯
  • 42:45 – Why competitors entering a new market can be better for your company. πŸ”₯
  • 47:10 – Should bootstrapped companies try to "own the market?" πŸ”₯
  • 52:10 – "We're in the second phase of SaaS: here's what's coming next." πŸ”₯
  • 61:53 – Did ProfitWell employees have equity?

What should we talk about next?

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Patrick Campbell just sold his startup, ProfitWell, to Paddle for $200 million.

Highlights (go straight to πŸ”₯ for the best stuff):

  • 0:00 – "My problem is I'm always curious if other people are living a better dream than me."
  • 1:30 – The major downside to bootstrapping is the lack of network
  • 2:20 – Selling ProfitWell to Paddle, and integrating the two teams.
  • 4:15 – How ProfitWell got started (2012)
  • 6:00 – Initially three co-founders (Crunchbase)
  • 7:20 – Patrick's background (what he did before ProfitWell)
  • 10:10 – What did bootstrapping ProfitWell look like? (How much did each founder invest?)
  • 14:15 – Do you want to be a lifestyle company or a "big ass company?" πŸ”₯
  • 15:55 – What salary did Patrick pay himself? (Tweet) πŸ”₯
  • 18:25 – Differences between Patrick (ProfitWell) and Josh Pigford (Baremetrics) πŸ”₯
  • 21:45 – Should bootstrapped companies go freemium and try to "win the market?" πŸ”₯
  • 26:40 – The characteristics of your market determine most of your outcomes πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
  • 29:24 – "Don't underestimate the velocity and size of your market." πŸ”₯
  • 34:35 – What doe the average SaaS company spend on sales and marketing? πŸ”₯
  • 37:39 – Pricing your SaaS discussion πŸ”₯
  • 42:45 – Why competitors entering a new market can be better for your company. πŸ”₯
  • 47:10 – Should bootstrapped companies try to "own the market?" πŸ”₯
  • 52:10 – "We're in the second phase of SaaS: here's what's coming next." πŸ”₯
  • 61:53 – Did ProfitWell employees have equity?

What should we talk about next?

Thanks to our monthly supporters
  • Pascal from sharpen.page
  • Rewardful.com
  • Greg Park
  • Mitchell Davis from RecruitKit.com.au
  • Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af
  • Bill Condo (@mavrck)
  • Ward from MemberSpace.com
  • Evandro Sasse
  • Austin Loveless
  • Michael Sitver
  • Dan Buda
  • Colin Gray
  • Dave Giunta

Want to start a podcast on Transistor? Justin has a special coupon for you: get 15% off your first year of hosting: transistor.fm/justin

β˜… Support this podcast on Patreon β˜…
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